It's been a while, but today my thoughts are just overwhelming and my need to share is evident. God has been working on my heart for months now. He has provided me freedom and security in Him; something I have searched for endlessly until recently. There is something so incredibly powerful about the moment you finally realize that you truly are a daughter of the King; when it finally clicks that your hope and security in life is only found in Christ.
I have spent the last six months diving into books and blogs and ultimately searching the Bible for that freedom; searching for the confidence that God promises. Isaiah 32:17 says "The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever." By pursing righteousness, we have confidence in Christ. He is our security. As a woman, this is something precious and valuable to come across; the very thing that a woman spends ample time searching for. Being a young woman in a world that is defeating takes boldness and courage and above all the love of Jesus. This idea that women are never good enough has been on my heart lately. We've all been there; consistently seeking something that will make us feel loved and adored to simply find that those earthly things don't usually last long. I'm learning that it's my heart and God's love through me that matters. I'm learning that I am chosen, therefore ultimately giving me the reassurance of who I am.
1 Peter 2: 9 says "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." What an incredible testimony to God's love for us. He chose us and we are now apart of His royal priesthood. He called us out of darkness and into light. Wow. I have spent years trying to figure out who I am. Through God's mercy and grace, I am His. Believing that Jesus loves to love me grants me a precious gift, the blessing of a settled identity. My identity is in Christ and nothing else.
